Rule 17 Confidentiality

All records and proceedings of the Panels of the Preliminary Investigatory Committee shall be private and confidential and shall not be subject to production in any later proceedings before any tribunal except future proceedings involving the respondent in the Court on the Judiciary where such prior proceedings may be relevant. All hearings and proceedings of the Board and the Court shall be private and all records, except a final order of suspension, removal, or retirement shall be confidential, unless the Court shall otherwise order on request of the judicial officer involved.